Heroes' Prison

Chapter 388 - 379: Ten Bizarre Keys

Gradually, the BOSS’s health had dropped to the final 10%!

"Magic Frenzy!" Just then, the BOSS unleashed an area-of-effect skill, and the surrounding magic elements immediately went into a fury, causing all melee players to start taking massive continuous damage.

Now, the melee classes could no longer fight. The rate of health loss was too fast to recover from.

"All melee classes, retreat!" Huang Yi shouted, but he did not retreat himself. He couldn’t let the distance between him and the BOSS grow too large, or else the Static Connection would break, and he wouldn’t be able to steal Attack Power.

All the melee players began desperately fleeing the area, but there were too many of them and they were losing health too quickly. The priests couldn’t keep up with the healing, and several players with low health were on the brink of death!

"Body of Lightning and Thunder!" Huang Yi activated the Attached Skill of Thunder Left Hand, granting him immunity to magic attacks for ten seconds!

Then, he slammed his left hand down on the BOSS with a Heavy Judgment!

"Boom!" With that attack, Huang Yi’s strike echoed with a thunderous explosion. His attack had now turned into a Thunder Magic Attack, which dealt even more damage than his previous physical attacks, and directly sent the BOSS flying deep into the Stone Chamber!

After the BOSS was knocked away, those few players with low health were immediately out of danger, no longer losing health and out of the skill’s range.

Following this, the BOSS was killed by the relentless attacks of Huang Yi and a group of ranged players, dropping loot all over the ground.

However, the BOSS wasn’t very powerful, and the items it dropped weren’t all that great. There were no Legendary Equipment, only a few Orange Gears, along with a strange key.

This key was palm-sized, flashing with thunder and lightning and crackling with energy, looking extremely extraordinary. It was unknown what kind of treasure it was.

After collecting the items, the group continued on their way. Along the path, they encountered wave after wave of monsters, each wave led by a level 90 BOSS, identical in layout to the previous one.

With the team’s effort, these monsters were all turned into rich Experience Points, resulting in many team members leveling up. And each time a BOSS died, it dropped a strange key, identical to the previous one.

During this time, the group also encountered various traps blocking their way. Sometimes arrows shot out from the walls, sometimes there was a river full of poisonous mercury that couldn’t be crossed, and sometimes spikes suddenly shot out from the ground—various challenges appeared one after another.

However, this was exactly what adventure-oriented players excelled at. This five-hundred-member group may not have had the fighting power of an Instance Group, but they were like fish in water when it came to adventuring in this treasure site. One challenging barrier after another was broken by players with various unique skills, each with their indispensable ability playing a key role.

After traveling more than ten kilometers and overcoming numerous difficulties, the group finally defeated the tenth BOSS, dropping the tenth key.

"What’s with all these keys?" asked the Overlord, holding the ten keys in his hand and speaking with slight confusion.

"Let’s keep going and see what lies in the depths of this treasure site," Huang Yi said, looking at a passage ahead, his gaze filled with anticipation.

His Treasure-sniffing Ability had detected that just ahead might be the final area of this Treasure Spot, filled with all sorts of treasures. Even his ability was overwhelmed by the quantity, although he only detected one piece of Legendary Equipment; the rest were not equipment.

"Boss, the passage ahead is safe. Everyone can enter now! Inside is the end of this Treasure Spot, full of treasures!" A scout player poked his head out from the dark passage ahead and excitedly called out to the group.

The group members were all eagerly rubbing their hands together, impatient to enter the passage. Their treasure-hunting journey was finally coming to the ultimate phase of reaping rewards.

The sound of footsteps began to grow slightly disheveled, somewhat urgent, as they echoed densely through the passage, spreading towards the front. Finally, after a long period of darkness, a dazzling golden light began to appear before their eyes.

Huang Yi looked intently ahead. To the front of the passage lay an exceedingly large Stone Chamber, resplendent with gold, as streaks of light from various treasures shone through, resembling gleaming Gold Coins. The light was so dazzling, it stirred one’s soul.

The group couldn’t help but swallow hard, their pace quickening even more, some even starting to break into a jog uncontrollably.

Eventually, everyone entered the last Stone Chamber along the passage. This place held the last of the treasures of this Treasure Spot.

What lay before them was a world overflowing with color and light; even the walls were made of gold. The floor was littered with gold and silver jewels, golden shrines, silver bowls used by nobility, and strings of massive pearls and diamonds, each glistening brightly, utterly tempting, filling the entire field of vision, seemingly countless in number.

Although these items had no Attributes, they would be worth a fortune if sold to the system stores, and some NPCs who were collectors of antiques would specifically seek these treasures.

"Big bro, come over here!" At that moment, a player called out to Huang Yi and the Overlord from afar, his voice tinged with excitement.

Huang Yi and the Overlord looked over to see the player standing on a platform within the treasure area. The platform was small, and the items on it lacked the mundane brilliance of the other gold and silver jewels—these must be items with Attributes.

Huang Yi and Thunder God immediately rushed over to where the player was.

"Big Brother, these are the best items here," said the player. "The rest can only be sold for money, but these can be used. However, they have all been shrouded in the ’Seal of Light’ and require ’Auspicious Light’ to be enabled for use. Luckily, I am an Enlightener."

"Then enlighten them now and let’s see exactly what they are," Huang Yi told the man.

"Alright!" The player nodded, immediately picked up a silver bell, and his palm emitted a strange glow that merged into the bell.

Suddenly, the bell shone brightly, and even in this sparkling Stone Chamber, it stood out as exceptionally dazzling.

Huang Yi immediately inspected the bell.

[Beast Quake Bell] (Special Equipment)

When you hang this bell at your waist, its strange sound can dispel all beasts, preventing you from being targeted by wild animal attacks and increasing all your pets’ attributes by 5%.

"This little treasure is most useful for hunters. Dragon Soaring Nine States, you take it!" Huang Yi said, clicking on someone’s name in the team. Dragon Soaring Nine States was a Rare Hunter Class player and also a member of Rose Prison in the real world.

"Thanks, Big Brother!" Dragon Soaring Nine States came over, took the bell, and said with delight.

"Another item has been enlightened!" The Enlightener handed another item to Huang Yi.

This was a little golden doll, which looked like an art piece through and through.

[Gold-Plated Puppet] (Special Equipment)

After use, it can summon a gold-plated puppet to assist in battle, which has strong defensive capabilities and a million Health Points; however, it cannot be healed and can be summoned once per day.

"Solitary Mage, this one’s for you!" Huang Yi distributed another item to a brother from Rose Prison. This Solitary Mage was originally one of the Chief Mages in Mage Hall but was temporarily transferred here to help with treasure hunting.

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One after another, items were enlightened and then distributed by Huang Yi. Most of these pieces of equipment were special, like Huang Yi’s [Oss’ Eye Mask], with their unique effects and not occupying the ordinary equipment slots; such items were priceless outside.

"Okay, Big Brother, all items that needed to be enlightened have been done. Among these remaining two items, one doesn’t require enlightenment, and the other, I am not powerful enough to enlighten," the Enlightener said to Huang Yi, a tad embarrassed and pointed to two items on the ground.

"Thank you!" Huang Yi expressed his thanks, lowering his head to look at the ground.

At that moment, there was a longsword and something that looked like a Token on the ground.

His gaze first fell upon the longsword which had a scabbard; most swords did not come with scabbards, which made this one stand out immediately. The scabbard shimmered with silver and was engraved with several Silver Dragons coiling slightly atop the Sword Bridge, making it look extraordinary.

The legendary item that Huang Yi’s Treasure-sniffing Ability had detected was precisely this longsword.

"Take this longsword back for Knight. He’s an Elf Swordsman, and he uses longswords," Huang Yi said to Overlord, passing the sword to him.

"That kid won’t know how happy he’ll be," Overlord chuckled, storing away the Legendary Longsword.

Next, Huang Yi focused his attention on the Token, the very item the Enlightener had been unable to activate. It was a treasure that had reached another level and seemed to require a special method for its enchantment.

Huang Yi picked it up and saw that the Token was a yellowish-brown, resembling the color of the earth, and was engraved with a pattern that seemed to be the shape of a continent.

The only information it revealed was the name of the item—[Continent Guardian’s Order]; beyond that, there was nothing. It seemed that a high-level Enlightener in a major city would be required to identify it.

Huang Yi directly placed the Token into his storage ring.

"Alright, let’s take all this stuff away! With such a huge sum of money, I have no idea how much it’s worth." Huang Yi said to Overlord, as he still could not estimate the wealth before him and could only bring it back for Little Riddler’s subordinates to tally and calculate one by one.

"Instakill, it seems like we’ve forgotten something," Overlord said, shaking the strange keys with electric currents in his hand.

"Indeed! I’ve been pondering that too," Huang Yi said and looked around the Treasure Room once more. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to vote for it with Recommendation Tickets and Monthly Tickets at Starting Point (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)